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CVE-2001-1246
PHP 4.0.5 through 4.1.0 in safe mode does not properly cleanse the 5th parameter to the mail() function, which allows local users and…
High7.5EPSS 9.7%
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- mitre
Description
PHP 4.0.5 through 4.1.0 in safe mode does not properly cleanse the 5th parameter to the mail() function, which allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.7% · top 4.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- RHSA-2003:159 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:129 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- php-safemode-elevate-privileges(6787) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 2954 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010630 php breaks safe mode (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2002:102 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/do_download.php?download_file=php-4.1.2.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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